If you think its funny you're getting fucking played.
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PoliGAF 2017 |OT4| The leaks are coming from inside the white house
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If you think its funny you're getting fucking played.
Conway was there too I believe.
Yeeees. Seethe as how unpopular your tweets are you orange motherfucker
ArkhamFantasy
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How would you guys rank the people in the most legal trouble?
To me it seems like
1.Flynn
2.Manafort
3.Page
4.Trump
5.Sessions
6.Kushner
To me it seems like
1.Flynn
2.Manafort
3.Page
4.Trump
5.Sessions
6.Kushner
Dubbedinenglish
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(((((((((((((SOROSSSSSSS))))))))))))))!!!!
Agreed.
People see a connection with the timing of his tweets to some other controversy, but...
correlation does not = causation
Just because he regularly (always) tweets something controversial at the same time something else controversial is going on, does not mean he has a plan or is doing it to distract (again, I agree it may, to a certain degree, distract). But it doesn't mean he has a plan.
There is always something controversial going on in his regime. Always. And he is always tweeting. Always.
And I'm getting tired of the "distraction" argument with the suggestion that it is helping him. It is a distraction but I don't see it helping in any way. And coverage is still there.
We all know what is going on with healthcare. If you don't you have your head in the sand. Are the tweets distracting any of the Russia investigations? Is Mueller suddenly not looking at specific links of his clan that may have been involved in the Russia hacks? You think Mueller is just going to forget Trump fired Comey over the Russian investigation?
What exactly do we not know about that he has successfully covered up due to the tweets?
Heck I just read an interesting and detailed article on his EO and Space Program. It was really a bunch of pomp and circumstance, but it was interesting. Maybe it got some legs because he obviously has never seen Toy Story, understands what "infinity" means, or that both him and the VP introduced only 3 of the 4 astronauts present. And the one they forgot of course was a woman. I'm sure they didn't even know women could be astronauts.
Sometimes, most of the time, the simplest explanation is the truth. He is an unhinged idiot.
Half Life: Soros
Kushner's gotta be higher. #4 at least.
Abinash117
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For what? Trump can get nailed for a lot more than the rest mostly due to his financial ties and practices. For any Russian collusion he may rank rather low due to him not having many direct collusion. However, if many of them gets charged for crimes related to Russian collusion; the question will raise about exactly how much Trump had an hand in directing his people to colluded.
I think the investigation is about the 2016 election, maybe not a lot of evidence, but before the election there might be a lot more assuming the dossier was true about Trump was being cultivated by the Russians for years. Don't know if that will lead to financial and corruption charges or charges related to the 2016 election.
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
Right now it feels like Kushner has to be higher than Trump or Sessions.
Dubbedinenglish
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Trump and Sessions no where on that list, at the moment. Sessions is a senate darling and you need to get past the top 3 to get to them.
benicillin
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I'm growing increasingly tired with the CNN v Trump fake news cycles where they act indignant but still actively paying morons on their network to defend the tweets he makes.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
I stopped watching them a while ago, its the same thing over and over. Trump says/does something stupid, bring in 2 people to tell people how stupid it was, bring in 2 people to say either "but hillary" or "But obama".
The only silver lining is that this strategy has put Fox News into third place.
The weird feeling where you know it's right to condemn the president for this, but also know CNN is cheering at this to boost their ratings.
They are the La Li Lu Le Lo... they are the Patriots.
aspiegamer
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Forgive me if I'm not up to date on how busted Senate rules have become, but if the ACA originally took 60 votes to pass, wouldn't an outright repeal out it requite 60? If possible, wouldn't it set up making it ridiculously easy to undo literally any bill the majority party didn't like from the past?
There's some balance issues.
Spoiled Milk
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You're gonna wanna check those numbers again.
Basileus777
Member
Parliamentarian doesn't care and stealth enabled the nuclear option for dismantling government programs. Hopefully this Congress teaches the Dems that their precious Senate rules are meaningless to the GOP.
RastaMentality
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The media just went along with it too. How convenient.
Autodidact
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I think Trump should be ranked last because only Congress can punish him. Everyone else can be indicted through normal means and courts.
A full repeal would take 60, yes. A partial repeal would only take 50.
It has never been tested in the Supreme court if the President can not be tried while sitting.
Curious how that would be ruled.
This is why Trumpcare is called "Obamacare lite" by ultra conservative detractors. (Of course they'll still end up voting for it.)
Basileus777
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That's not really why. They could go a lot more draconian if they had 50 votes to do so.
Autodidact
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Curiously, Mueller's team includes a venerable Constitutional lawyer who's argued before the Court numerous times.
But let's suppose that the Court rules a sitting president can be indicted. Then what? Unless they rule that a "normal" conviction carries the same penalty as an impeachment conviction, removal from office, he could just serve from prison or some shit. Then he'd be a fucking martyr victimized by a "deep state coup" or whatever shit they'd say.
That too, of course. The Ultra Conservatives want even more suffering.
Billionaires hanging out with billionaires.
Hopefully hypocrisy like this will cause anti-establishment Trump voters to drop out of politics or go left, rather than becoming full-on Neo Nazis.
RustyNails
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I dont see a solid basis for saying that POTUS cant be tried while in office, if it ever comes to that.
Aaron Strife
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Part of me wonders if Trump's latest temper tantrum isn't because there's some big story coming down the pipeline (although I'm sure there is), but because this last week was one of those first in a LONG time that wasn't focused on Trump.
The healthcare fight took center stage all last week, and for once the attention seemed to be focused squarely on Republicans themselves.
The healthcare fight took center stage all last week, and for once the attention seemed to be focused squarely on Republicans themselves.
ArkhamFantasy
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Seems like his normal behavior the last couple of years to me.
ShadowSwordmaster
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Trump has a ego the size of a plant. He might be upset that he is not the center of attention.
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It makes complete sense for Bannon to push for that, but he's not in a good position to argue in its favor. Not happening.
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
This is probably a decent theory.
Deuce Deuce
Member
At least Bannon has some actual principles (even if he's a Neo Nazi fuck with the immune system of The Infected).
Lol of course they are. It's a farce.
Here we go again
Greigor The Fellhand
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don't for a second believe any of this nonesense about Bannon doing something for the middle class. The guy wants destabilization anyway he can get it.
balladofwindfishes
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The White House has been saying they were "close" for 2 weeks now.
Aaron Strife
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Tbf I don't trust the White House of all places when they're talking about whip counting, they clearly don't know or care. If it fails their god can just whine about it on Twitter, everyone wins!
Also this reads like some McConnell was smiling shit.
Mark my words, repeal with no replace isn't happening.
ShadowSwordmaster
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What does "we're getting close" mean? I remember the last time they said this and it didn't work out well.
balladofwindfishes
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Trump thinks if he says something enough it'll come true
Deuce Deuce
Member
We're getting so close that we're considering blowing everything up with just replace and fuck the CBO too.
Doesn't sound all that close.
ShadowSwordmaster
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That seems to be the case.
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